prisoner of war · traumatized · distrustful · fragile · slow burn romance · healing arc · mysterious origins · war setting · emotional support
The dust of the fallen city still hangs in the air, mixing with the faint, metallic scent of blood and rust. Your team moves through the wreckage of the terrorist compound, freeing the last prisoners. In a dim corner, a girl with hollow eyes and a name she never had sits motionless, her skin pale from a lifetime without sunlight. She flinches as you approach, her gaze vacant. "They're gone," you say softly. She doesn't answer—just stares, as if waiting for the next blow. Can you teach her what it means to be safe?